O’Shea OK with abbreviated pre-season
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Playing their only two pre-season games in five days has been both a blessing and a curse for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Bombers lost to the Redblacks in Ottawa Monday, after a win against the Montreal Alouettes at Investors Group Field last Wednesday. Head coach Mike O’Shea and his staff have all the in-game film they’ll get between now and the final cutdown Sunday.
“I think that’s going to be good for us,” O’Shea said Wednesday. “You pull out your template on how you do things and you change the dates on those things and refigure out the logistics on how you move players around.
“It’s fine.”
With the first round of cuts in the books across the CFL, there is an opportunity to consider players jettisoned by other teams.
O’Shea, general manager Kyle Walters and the scouting staff — the latter have been taking in pre-season games in other cities — will sit down and review available players who’ve caught their attention.
“They’ll write reports on guys they like and if that guy shows up then obviously we’ll have a pretty quick conversation if he fits with us or fits those pieces,” O’Shea said.
O’Shea said the team is always looking for ways to improve.
Defensive back Chris Randle and offensive lineman Jace Daniels were missing from Wednesday’s practice after playing Monday. O’Shea listed them as day-to-day.
Meanwhile, the Bombers added linebacker Kyle Knox, offensive lineman Jeff Keeping and wide receiver Addison Richards to their six-game injured list. The club revealed Tuesday Richards has a broken hand.
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